noun
spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution
• Syn: ↑Argiopidae, ↑orb-weaver
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Araneae, ↑order Araneae, ↑Araneida, ↑order Araneida
• Member Meronyms: ↑Argiope, ↑genus Argiope, ↑Aranea, ↑genus Aranea, ↑Araneus, ↑genus Araneus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.